Plow.



No. 663,7I4. Patented Dec. Il, |900. l

J. J. ARMSTRONG, SR.

PLOW.

(Application mea .rune so, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Shaets--Sheet l.

No. s,7|4. Patented nec. Il, |900.

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PLOW.

` (Application fle .Turmv 30, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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JOHN JOSHUA ARMSTRONG, SR., OF VEIMAR, TEXAS.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION for-ming part of Letters Patent No. 663,714, datedDecember 11, 1900. Application led June 30, 1900. Serial NO- 221194- (NOmodel.)

To all whom t r11/ay concern: c

Be it known that I, JOHN JOSHUA ARM- STRONG, Sr., a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Weimar, in the county of Colorado and Stateof Texas, have invented a new and useful Plow, of which the following isa speciication.

This invention relates to improvements in plows, one object in viewbeing to produce a plow-stock comprising the beam, handles, and landsidearranged with special reference to the effective use of a turning-plowmounted in a novel manner upon the stock thus constructed.

.A further object of the invention is to render the plow 'convertiblefor various uses by adapting the stock for the convenient attachment ofthe turning-plow ordinarily employed therewith and the ready attachmentof various other forms of plows without necessitating thedisorganization of the stock or the detachment of any elements exceptthe bolts which serve to retain the turning-plow upon the heel-bar orlandside.

To the accomplishment of these objects and others subordinate thereto,all as will hereinafter more fully appear, myinvention consists in theconstruction and arrangement herein described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and embraced within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In said drawings, Figure lis aperspective view of my plow complete. Fig.2 is a similar view of the stock looking from the opposite side, withthe position of the turningplow indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is abottom plan View of the subjectunatter of Fig. l. Fig. 3a is asectionalview on the line 3f 3 of Fig. 3. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewillustrating the convertibility of the plow and showing a middleburster-plow mounted upon the stock in lieu of the turning-plow shown inthe iirst three figures. Fig. 4l is a vertical sectional View showingthe front end of the heel-bar and the manner of attachment of the centerbnrster-plow. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan View of the subject-matter of Fig.4. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the standard, and Fig. 7 is asimilar viewof the standard-clamp.

Referring to the numerals of reference employed to designatecorresponding parts in theseveral views, l indicates the heel-bar orlandside, which, as illustrated, is a flat bar of metal serving as acommon support for the various other elements of the plow. At a pointintermediate of the ends of the landside is bolted, upon the inside facethereof, the foot-plate 2 of the upstanding beam-stock 3, which isextended in a forward direction to form the usual beam 4, fitted withsuitable draft appliances (not illustrated) for the attachment of thedraft-animals- The footplate 2 is secured to the landside by bolts 5 and6, having their heads countersunk in the outer face of the landside land retained by nuts 7 and 8, screwed upon the bolts and against theface of the foot-plate 2. Immediately in the rear of the foot-plate ispivotally mounted the handle-socket 9, retained upon the landside by abolt l0 and securely clam ping the lower convergent ends of the usualplow-handles ll, adjustably retained by handle-braces 12, pivotallysecured to the beam-stock 3 by a bolt 13 and having their rear endsiiattened, as indicated at 14, and provided, respectively, with a seriesof bolt-holes l5, through either of which may be passed the bolts 16 toretain the handles at the desired relative inclination one adjustedposition of the handles ll being illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 4.This, then, is a complete description of the plowstock in itsentirety-that is to say, that aggroupment of elements which constitutesthe entire plow with the exception of the actual working implement orplow-and attention is called to the fact that the various partsconnected to the landside are mounted upon one side thereof and that theseveral bolt-heads are countersunk in the outer face of the landside forthe purpose of leaving the latter perfectly smooth in order that itsfunction as a landside will not be interfered with. Attention maybecalled, further, to the factthat the rear end orheel 17 of the landsideor heel-bar is extended a considerable distance behind the handle-socket9 and that its front end or toe 1S is extended a considerable distancebeyond the foot-plate 2 and is provided with a bolt-hole 19.

In the normal organizationoi' my plow the stock just described isemployed in connection with a turning-plow comprising, as usual, the

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land face 2l, and a moldboard 22, connected to the share by a bolt-clip23 and by the coupling-plate 24. The coupling-plate is an angleironplate, as illustrated, and its vertical ange 25 is bolted by a bolt 26to the side wall or land face 2l of the point and extends rearwardlybeyond the rear edge 27 of said wall or face to facilitate theattachment of the plow-point to the landside by a bolt 28, piercing theflange 25 and passed through the bolthole 19 in the toe of the landside,the front edge of which latter abuts against the edge 27 of the wall 21to retain the land face of the plow-point in flush relation with theouter face of the landside. Additional rigidity is imparted to thedevice as a whole by a moldboard-brace 29, bolted to the under face ofthe moldboard and having its lower end 4pierced and retained by the bolt5, which serves to secure one end of the foot-plate 2 to the heel-bar.v

It will now be seen that I have produced a durable and efficient plowcomprising a comparatively small number of separate parts organized in arigidforganization with a very small numberof retaining devices, and itwill also appear that the conversion of the plow for use in variousconnections is facilitated by the employment of the plow-securing meansdescribed. For instance, if itis desired to employ a middle burster,sweep, or other form of plow in lieu ot the turning-plow illustrated inthe iirst three figures of the drawings the removal of the turning-plowis effected by the loosening of the bolts 5 and 28, the former torelease the moldboard-brace 29 and the latter to effect the detachmentof the stock-bracket 24 from the toe of the landside or heel-bar. Adetachable plow-standard 30 is nowutilized to effect the mounting of themiddle burster-plow 31 upon the stock. This standard .is formed from aflat bar of iron and comprises an elongated loop 32, from the upper endof which extends at one side of the loop a curved shank 33, the shankbeingretained upon the beam-stock 3 by a standard-clamp 34. The lowerend of the loop is slipped over the toe of the heel-bar, asbetterillustrated in Fig. 5, and is secured by thereplacing of the bolt 28,which, as we have seen, was removed from the heel-bar to effect thedetachment of the turning-plow. The burster-plow 3l is then secured uponthe standard by passing the breast-bolt 35 of said plow through the loop32, Where it is retained by a nut in the usual manner. Obviously, ifdesired, the plow 3l may be attached to the standard before the latteris mounted upon the plow-stock, the order of attachment of these severalparts being a mere mattei' of choice.

Various forms of clamps may be employed for the attachment of thestandard-shank 33 to ,the beam-stock -3; but the novel form of clampwhich I employ, and which I believe to be preferable, comprises a clip36, having l its opposite ends37 and 38 bent into parallel relation forthe reception of a clamping-plate 39, pierced by said ends, theextremity 40 of the end 38 being bent back upon the plate and l theextremity of the end 37 being threaded for the reception of a nut 4l,designed to be screwed against the plate 39 for the purpose of drawingup the clamp to securely fasten the standard-shank 33 to the beam-stock.The employment of this form of clamp makes it possible to adjust theupper 4end of the standard 30 to any position upon the stock 3 for thepurpose of securing any desired inclination of the burster-plow forregulating the degree of penetration of the latter.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have produced a durableand efficient plow capable of ready conversion for use in various connections and necessitating the removal of only two bolts to effect suchconversion; but while the present embodiment of the invention appears atthis time to be preferable I do not wish to limit myself to thestructural details defined, as, on the contrary, I reserve the right toeffect such changes, modifications, and variations as may becomprehended within the scope of the protection prayed.

What I claim isl. In a plow, the combination with a landside, of aplow-point, share and moldboard carried at the front end thereof, abeam-stock having a foot-plate bolted to the landside, handles likewiseconnected to the landside, and a moldboard-brace extending from themoldboard and attached to the foot-plate of the beam-stock by a boltwhich serves to secure said landside, whereby said bolt constitutes asingle device for connecting the landside, foot-plate and brace.

2. In a convertible plow, the combination with a landside, a beam-stockand handles extending from the landside at points intermediate of itsends, of plow-point-retaining means located at the front end of thelandside and designed to detachably connecta plow-point thereto, and astandard having means of attachment to the beam-stock and arranged to beengaged by the plow-point-retaining means at the front -end of thelandside.

3. In a convertible plow, the combination with a landside, a beam-stockand handles secured to one side face of the landside at pointsintermediate ofits ends, of plow-pointretaining means located at thefront end of the landside, a standard comprising an elongated loopdesigned to receive the end of the landside and to be engaged by theplow-pointretaining means, and a curved shank extending from one end ofthe loop at one side thereof, and a standardclamp connecting said shankto the beam-stock.

et. In a convertible plow, the combination with a landside, a beam-stockand handles suitably connected, of a plow-retaining device located atthe front end of the landside,

fa standard comprising an elongated loop designed to receive the end ofthe landside and to beengaged by the ploW-point-retaining ICO IIO

means, said standard being likewise connected to the beam-stock, a plowsupported by the standard, a bolt connected to said plow and passedthrough the loop of the standard, and a nut retained upon the rear endof the bolt behind the loop for the purpose 0f arljnstablyseeuring theplow upon the standard.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN JOSHUA ARMSTRONG. SR. Witnesses:

W. P. WATSON, F. W. TAYLOR.

